BenjaminJohnDorfmanMD

Neurology • Torrington, CT

Movement Disorder

Movement Disorders Specialist at the Chase Family Movement Disorders Center / Hartford HealthCare Medical Group

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Office
1914 E. Main St.
Suite 2
Torrington, CT 06790
Phone+1 860-870-6385

Fax+1 203-250-0191
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Education & Training

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2019 - 2021
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineChief Residency, Neurology, 2018 - 2019
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 2016 - 2019
Westchester Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolClass of 2015

Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 2021 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2023
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Deutetrabenazine for treatment of involuntary movements in patients with tardive dyskinesia.
Benjamin J Dorfman, Joohi Jimenez-Shahed> ;Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2021 Jan 2
120 citations
Prospective Cohort Study of Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease
Jesse Bastiaens, Benjamin J. Dorfman, Paul J. Christos, Melissa J. Nirenberg> ;Movement Disorders. 2013 Mar 1
72 citations
Neuroimaging Markers of Motor and Nonmotor Features of Parkinson's Disease: An [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Computed Tomography Study
Chaorui Huang, Lisa D. Ravdin, Melissa J. Nirenberg, Panida Piboolnurak, Lawrence Severt, James S. Maniscalco, Lilja Solnes, Benjamin J. Dorfman, Claire Henchcliffe> ;Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 2013 Feb 22
9 citations
Dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome in a patient with restless legs syndrome.
Benjamin J. Dorfman, Melissa J. Nirenberg> ;Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2013 Feb 1
33 citations
Clinical characteristics of exacerbations in Parkinson disease.
Karen S. Zheng, Benjamin J. Dorfman, Paul J. Christos, Nasim Khadem, Claire Henchcliffe, Panida Piboolnurak, Melissa J. Nirenberg> ;The Neurologist. 2012 May 1
16 citations
Clinical predictors of frequent patient telephone calls in Parkinson’s disease☆
Anli Liu, Christine E. Boxhorn, Michael A. Klufas, Paul J. Christos, Jeffrey T. Thorne, Angela Y. Shih, Nadejda M. Tsankova, Benjamin J. Dorfman, Claire Henchcliffe, P...> ;Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 2011 Feb 1
11 citations
Neurological grading, survival, MR imaging, and histological evaluation in the rat brainstem glioma model.
U. W. Thomale, Betty Tyler, V. Renard, Benjamin J. Dorfman, V. P. Chacko, Benjamin S. Carson, Ernst-Johannes Haberl, George I. Jallo> ;Child's Nervous System. 2009 Apr 1
10 citations
Local chemotherapy in the rat brainstem with multiple catheters: a feasibility study
Ulrich-W. Thomale, Betty Tyler, V. M. Renard, Benjamin J. Dorfman, Michael Guarnieri, Hannes Haberl, George I. Jallo> ;Child's Nervous System. 2009 Jan 1
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Books/Book Chapters

Integrative, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Chapter: Restless Legs Syndrome
Page 1146 - 1148Benjamin J. DorfmanEditors: Richard P. Capriccioso, Paul Moglia & Paul Moglia.Salem Press, Ipswitch, MAEdition 2nd,2020
Integrative, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
Chapter: Vertigo
Page 1357 - 1359Benjamin J. DorfmanEditors: Richard P. Capriccioso, Paul Moglia & Paul Moglia..Salem Press, Ipswitch, MAEdition 2nd,2020

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

MidState Medical CenterMeriden, Connecticut
Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, Connecticut